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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 6, 2020

Longest word
catchup
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
–
–
1
–
1
C
3
2
–
1
6
H
1
2
–
–
3
M
2
2
1
2
7
P
6
2
–
–
8
T
6
–
1
–
7
Σ
18
8
3
3
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 3
H
ha 3
M
ma 7
P
pa 5ph 1pu 2
T
ta 5th 2

All 32 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
camp1
catch5
catchup7
champ5
chap1
chat1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
match5
matcha6
★matchuppangram14
math1
pact1
pampa5
papa1
patch5
path1
phat1
puma1
pupa1
tach1
tact1
tamp1
tapa1
taut1
that1
thatch6
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